Naruto: I, Shikotsumyaku, Byakugan Princess

Chapter 220 The mission is over
The Bridge of Heroes lies silently across the sea, untouched by the various conflicts of the Land of Waves.

The giant bridge pier cast a wide, dark shadow on the sea, and a headless, charred male corpse lay in the shadow, blood gushing wildly from its severed neck.

Zabuza, his body wrapped in bandages, stood to the left of the corpse, his exposed skin covered in burns. He held a blood-stained Executioner's Blade, picked up Hidan's head, and casually tossed it to Kakashi beside him.

Woo~
The decapitation blade traced a crescent moon in the air before being flicked lightly, leaving a trail of viscous blood that continued to spread across the sea.

"Trouble!"

Kakashi caught Hidan's head in mid-air and looked at the extremely smooth cervical vertebrae on his neck, feeling quite approving.

As expected of the wielder of the decapitation sword, the opponent's technique was truly clean and efficient.

"I don't like owing favors to others."

Zabuza calmly said, "You saved my life. If you need anything in the future, just let me know."

Although Zabuza's words sounded casual, Kakashi could tell the weight they carried.

To repay Kaisa for saving his life, Zabuza guarded the Land of Waves for five years after the bridge was completed. Even when being hunted by such a terrifying enemy, he sent his clones to hide under the bridge to monitor the situation in the Land of Waves, while his main body protected Tazuna as he traveled to Konoha.

Later, Tazuna ended the mission, and Zabuza's mist clone made a deal with them to restart the mission to save the Land of Waves.

This guy is truly dedicated when something comes up; his promises are incredibly valuable.

"The person who saved you is Hui Li, go and tell her!" Kakashi didn't dare to take credit for it.

The most difficult flying ninja to deal with was handled by Hai Ri. The three of them almost lost when they were fighting Hidan, who was unable to use his secret techniques due to an information leak.

The enemy's abilities were too strange. If Zabuza hadn't given him a warning at the crucial moment, Naruto would have died under his Lightning Blade!

Just thinking about it makes Kakashi feel a little scared.

The panic he felt after being mocked by Hidan wasn't entirely an act. The moment he saw Naruto vomit blood and collapse, all his former comrades flashed before his eyes, especially the girl with purple markings on her face.

If he accidentally kills another important companion, who happens to be the only son of his teacher and his wife...

Thinking of this, Kakashi's gaze towards Zabuza held even more gratitude.

Zabuza, writhing in excruciating pain, nodded, clutching his left rib and remaining silent.

He was attacked by Kakuzu's combined wind and fire ninjutsu and could only hide in the sea.

However, he was swept into the air by a sudden tsunami. Not only were his ribs broken by the several-ton torrent, but he was also almost scalded by the steam generated by the collision of water and fire.

Things calmed down a bit later.

Seeing that Hidan and Kakuzu were exchanging fire wildly on the coastal plaza, and realizing he couldn't help them, he secretly lurked near Kakashi and the others' battlefield, hoping to launch a sneak attack on Hidan.

As a result, everyone moved the battlefield at an extremely fast speed, and he was too badly injured to keep up. By the time he finally arrived, the battle was already over. If it weren't for the fact that the mist clone from the Land of Waves was monitoring the situation, he would have just managed to steal a kill.

"It's no use, I'm immortal, you piece of trash! Fool!"

Only a lone human head remained, and Hidan was still cursing. His Death Possession Blood Technique had been dispelled, and his black and white face had returned to its former appearance.

Hi~ Hi~

Kakashi, with his dead fish eyes, didn't listen to Hidan at all. He just dealt with him casually, like coaxing a child, grabbing his hair and lifting the shouting man's head into the air.

Looking at the still-dripping red flesh and the stark white broken bones, his eyes were filled with intense curiosity.

What is the rationale for this?
With a broken neck and no blood flow, his brain cells should have died rapidly due to lack of oxygen. His vocal cords were also severed, so he shouldn't have been able to speak...

This person is practically challenging his basic biological knowledge.

Having spent too much time with Hairi, Kakashi has gradually become influenced by her and started to resemble the evil scientist.

The three-tomoe Sharingan scrutinized Hidan, eager to dissect this strange creature.

Unfortunately now is not the time.

Kakashi shook his head regretfully, holding Hidan's constantly hurling insults in his left hand, bending down to hoist Hidan's body onto his back, and then using one shoulder to support Zabuza, who had suffered multiple serious injuries.

The three quickly reunited with Naruto, who was carrying Sasuke, and headed towards the coastline of the Land of Waves.

Medical ninjas are extremely rare in the ninja world, and those at the level of medical masters are even rarer. But fortunately, they still have Hai Li!
……

The five people walked at a moderate pace, and in the blink of an eye, they were close to the port.

"Um... Sasuke... thank you for saving me!" Naruto carried Sasuke, whose legs were unable to move, and apologized repeatedly, his face, which resembled a six-stripe mustache, filled with sincerity.

Seeing that the other party was sincere, Sasuke decided not to hold it against him.

Who told Naruto to be so slow-witted!

Fortune favors fools.

Naruto could only open the second gate of the Eight Gates, but after being injured, his potential was unleashed, and he unexpectedly opened the third gate of the Eight Gates—the Gate of Life!
Their strength has increased significantly!

In comparison, his Sharingan failed to evolve successfully, and he even injured his leg. Most importantly, the enemy had already been dealt with by Kakashi and Zabuza. Not only did he not help at all, but he also seemed to be the one who dragged them down.

This really frustrated the proud and arrogant Sasuke.

"Woo~"

Hidan, held like a lantern in Kakashi's hand, had a kunai stuffed in his mouth and had lost the ability to shout.

He stared wide-eyed at the port not far away, constantly whimpering.

"You better behave!"

Naruto shouted in an annoyed tone.

He was amazed by the enemy's monstrous abilities, but he couldn't bring himself to give him a friendly look.

"Naruto..."

Suddenly, Naruto heard Sasuke's voice calling his name. The voice was hoarse and tinged with fear, which startled Naruto. He quickly turned around and asked:

"what happened?"

Sasuke, on his back, was pale, his hair, wet from the seawater, stuck to his forehead, making him look somewhat disheveled. His dark eyes stared in shock into the distance, and a red tinge gradually appeared in his eyes.

"Am I seeing things...? Is that... the port we just arrived at?"

port?

Naruto followed Sasuke's gaze.

Immediately, like Kakashi and the other two beside him, his body involuntarily stopped, and the pupils in his azure eyes continued to dilate, reflecting a faint golden light.

in front of them.

Dark gray clouds filled the sky, with a golden line splitting through the middle, from which the blazing sun radiated dazzling golden light, enveloping the coastline.

Along the coastline, countless jagged lines of cracks appeared on the earth, resembling a giant spider web. However, this web was so vast that it stretched for an unknown distance along the edge of the island, making it seem as if the entire island had been shattered by some unknown force.

Boom!

The cracks trembled incessantly, and tons of soil crumbled from the island, splashing large amounts of water onto the sea surface, making the already dark seawater even more turbid, surging like a pool of silt. The foamy, muddy water pounded against the low mounds, and in some areas it was already spreading onto the island of the Land of Waves. If the collapse continued like this, the island would likely sink into the sea soon!
"There's an earthquake..."

Naruto watched helplessly as the rocky cliff on the shore cracked and disappeared. His voice trembled as he spoke. That cliff must be the place where they had jumped down, and now it was completely swallowed by the sea.

"How could an earthquake cause the sky to crack open..." Sasuke's voice was clearly lacking in confidence.

The sky, the earth, and even the ocean are displaying strange phenomena, as if they have been torn apart by some kind of energy. But if this scene of natural disaster is not caused by an earthquake, it cannot be caused by human intervention!

“I have lived in the Land of Waves for many years, and there has never been an earthquake here. This situation is most likely man-made!” Zabuza exhaled a deep breath after drawing his conclusion, his eyes filled with both fear and longing.

Only a 'Kage' could cause this kind of destruction!
Although there is no ninja rank called 'Kage' in the ninja world, and even the so-called 'elite Jonin' is just a conventional concept among ninjas, the vast differences in strength between ninjas mean that this title is the only way to clearly define their strength levels.

I don't know if other ninja villages have clear hierarchical divisions.

In the Blood Mist Village, which adheres to an elite policy, there are very clear rules for distinguishing the strength of ninjas at all levels, even elite Jonin and 'Kage' level.

Genin and Chunin need no further explanation.

In actual combat, a ninja who can slaughter enemies regardless of their numbers can be identified as being two ninja levels higher than those being slaughtered!
For example, there are two rank differences between Special Jonin and Genin.

Therefore, when he graduated from the Ninja Academy, he easily killed all the genin in his class, and was regarded as having the strength of a special jonin, and was directly recruited into the ANBU.

The reason why Jonin can obtain various rights in the village is because they are two ranks higher than Chunin, the backbone of each village. Therefore, as long as Jonin go out to carry out missions, they can sweep away most of the ninjas in the ninja world.

After becoming a Jonin.

If someone can handle a tactical team of three to five well-coordinated, experienced Jonin who is proficient in both close and long-range attacks, then that person can be considered an elite Jonin.

A ninja capable of slaughtering the Jonin who control power in each village like dogs, aside from elite Jonin, is a Kage-level ninja who completely disregards the difference in numbers!
Aside from the five great nations, most ninja villages only have one elite Jonin and three to five ordinary Jonin. Such a lineup is completely powerless against a Kage-level ninja.

Therefore, some people believe that a ninja who can single-handedly destroy some small countries can also be called a Kage-level ninja.

no doubt.

The outrageous situation on the coast is the kind of destruction that only a battle between multiple 'Kage' could cause. If they are allowed to fight without restraint, the entire Land of Waves will be destroyed!

"It seems the battlefield over there is even more devastating than we imagined!" Kakashi, carrying the whimpering Hidan, was also shocked by the horrific scene on the coast of the Land of Waves.

That was clearly the battlefield between Gray Glass and the Blackbeard Monster. It was unclear which of the two of them was capable of using such a powerful ninjutsu attack.

For some reason, a scene suddenly flashed into his mind:
A silver-haired girl in a white robe leaned against a giant tree, a scene that would have been incredibly beautiful, but the tree trunk creaked and groaned, constantly bending downwards...

He always felt that the current Land of Waves was somewhat similar to that poor tree.

……

The five men, each with their own thoughts, quickly boarded the ship at the port.

Having changed into new clothes, Hui Li sat on the ground, where the cracked earth had sunk into a deep pit. Ignoring the strange looks from the crowd, she waved her hand as a greeting.

Since the plaza was going to be rebuilt anyway, she was too lazy to waste chakra to solidify the ground.

"How...how did this place become like this?"

Zabuza leaned on the ground with his Executioner's Blade, and the plaza, which the Land of Waves had built at great expense under his protection, was now in ruins.

"It was that guy named Kakuzu who did it. I'll kill him for you, but there's nothing I can do about this plaza." Hui Li spread her hands, shifting all the blame to the dead Kakuzu.

This is true.

That guy insisted on making a move to bring out her second phase.

Otherwise, the square wouldn't have been turned into this state, with even the coastal cliffs collapsing. Fortunately, the battle didn't last long; otherwise, such an isolated island at sea could easily trigger an earthquake, potentially destroying the entire country.

Hearing Hui Li's somewhat perfunctory explanation, Kakashi looked at the large crater beneath Hui Li's buttocks, and the small footprints deeply imprinted on the crystallized earth baked by the Fire Release technique...

He chose to remain silent.

Zabuza didn't want to die, so everyone fell silent!
"Woo!"

Hidan had something to say, but his mouth was sealed shut with kunai, and he couldn't utter a single word.

Hui Li had no intention of listening to his filth. She put her hands together, and a coffin-shaped tree, about the height of a suitcase, sprouted from the ground with a rumbling sound.

This left everyone standing by completely dumbfounded!
"Wood Release: Wood Release! Wood Release!"

Naruto, who used to copy notes for Haili, was no longer the worst student in the class. He pointed at the coffin, his mouth agape as if he could stuff Hidan's head right in.

If even he could recognize it, then no one else could!

As Sasuke approached the port, his Sharingan kept spinning, and as he looked at the bloodline limit that was rumored to originate from the Senju clan, his mind was filled with all sorts of speculations.

Zabuza was completely dumbfounded.

He previously said that Hai Li was the last surviving member of the Kirigakure Taketori clan, but now the other party has directly used Wood Release. Could it be that the Senju clan of Konoha and the Kirigakure Taketori clan have intermarried?

The ninja god's escape techniques, which swept across the ninja world, are known to everyone.

Even Hidan, who had heard of the title of the God of Shinobi, stopped crying and looked at the tree-shaped coffin with curiosity.

Kakashi was the only one in the entire arena who leaned back slightly. He had once saved a boy named "Kō," who was a Root ninja. Kō had been subjected to human experiments by Orochimaru in his childhood and had unexpectedly obtained the First Hokage's Wood Release Kekkei Genkai.

Is Hui Li an experimental subject of Orochimaru?

Seeing the emotional bubbles frantically appearing above everyone's heads, Hui Li didn't know how to explain this huge wave. They would probably go crazy when she revealed her Byakugan and Sharingan at the same time!

Shh, it's a secret.

She simply stopped explaining, made a shushing gesture to Naruto, who had the loudest voice, and then took Hidan from Kakashi, whose eyes were filled with complicated emotions.

Buzz!

The chainsaw-like wind technique sliced ​​the corpse into neat pieces, which were then thrown into the wooden coffin.

With a clap of his hands, a curved yet perfectly fitting wooden lid instantly sprouted from the coffin.

The dismembered body was completely sealed off, and the power of Wood Release continuously devoured his chakra. Bloodstained green leaves and branches immediately grew on Hidan's body, and his shouts quickly became weak.

The wood produced by Wood Release is extremely hard, and its resilience and chakra absorption capabilities make it an excellent sealing agent. Kakuzu's consciousness was only shattered by the black lightning, but his heart, which carries the Earth Grudge Fear, is still alive. Hidan is even less likely to die, so she felt more at ease using Wood Release to seal him.

In this way, the mission to the Land of Waves will be completed.

Although we didn't find the Ice Release bloodline limit, obtaining the strange bodies of the zombie duo is still a decent gain. It's good to go back and find their original bodies after wasting so much chakra!

I wonder how the real body is doing in Konoha?

After a moment of random thoughts, Hui Li waved to the stunned and bewildered group:
"I am a medical ninja. Is anyone injured and in need of treatment?"

"?"

Zabuza, who had recovered somewhat, froze again. He looked at the blind girl in his hand who was emitting green light and healing Sasuke's legs, and clicked his tongue. He had almost forgotten that she was a medical ninja.

"Please treat me too!"

(End of this chapter)